Work support



April 7, 1931. E. SODERGREN WORK SUPPORT Original Filed Feb. 6, 1928 If'! l kw 1 V 50 006.00.000. 00w0w0w0w0n0wwn0n0n0n0w w 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ATTORN EYS Patented Apr. 7, 193 1 UNrrsn s'rans PATENT. orrip ERICSODERGREN, orjsIEanA anna, CALIFORNIA WORK scrron'r Origin-a1application filed February 6,1928, Serial No. 252,265. Dividedand thisapplication filed October I 30, 1929.. Serial No. 403,549. i

This application is a division of my applicatlon on Gaging instrumentfor miter boxes, Serial No. 252,265, filed February 6,

My present inventionrelates to and has for a purpose'the provision of awork support particularly adapted although not necessarily, for useinconjunction with the gaging instrument above referred to, and by which apiece of material of suchdimensions as to project from-an end of themiter box and to bend downwardly'under itsown weight sufli ciently tointerfere with the accurate gaging of the piece, can be supported at adistance 3,5 from the miter box and in 'alinement with that portion ofthe piece directly supported by the miter box, so that an accurategaging of the piece will be insured; i

It is a further purpose: of myinvention to provide a work support-oftheabovedescribed character which is adjustable in such manner as tocompensate for Variations in height of the beds of different miter boxesso as to be capable of functioning to support the piece of work inproper alinement with the miter box irrespective of the height of thebed of the particular miter box with which the work holder isassociated.

I will describe only one form of Work support embodying my inventionand'will then point out, the novel features thereof inclairns I I In theaccompanying drawing, I

- Figure I1 is a view showing in plan, one form of work supportembodying my invention, associated with a conventional form of miterbox. A

' Figure 2 is a view showing the work support in side elevation, initsassociation with the miter box. c

Figure 3isa 'verticalisectional View taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.and looking'in the direction of the arrows, and

Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional views takenrespectively on the lines 4-' 4 and 55 of Figure 2 and'looking in thedirection of the respective arrows. Referring specifically to thedrawings in Which similar reference characters designate similar partsin each of the several views,

bench as desired. I

my invention in its present embodiment COHlprises a base B ofrectangular form preferably constructed of wood and having. transverselyextending strips 10 secured thereto at" its ends and constituting feetfor supporting the base in elevated position on a work bench or othersupport.

. Upon the base B is adapted to be mounted a conventional form of miterbox M includ- 111g a flat bed orv sawtable 11 from one longitudinal;edge of which uses a perpendicular back rest 12 adapted to co-act withthe bed in supporting a piece of material in a definite position forsawing by a'saw 13 mounted to reciprocate in slotted guide posts 14secured to a frame 15 pivotally mounted to permit angularadjustment ofthe saw with respect to the work,-all of which is well known, in theartand will be understood. 1 i The miter box M is provided withattaching ears17 by means ofwhich the box is ordinarily secured to awork bench. However,

when associated with .my work holder the ears l7 are'utilized topermanently secure the miter box to the base B in a definite fixed Yposition, and to this end screws 18 extending through the 'ears arethreaded into the base so that the miter box and base'become a singleunit and can be moved about on the work In the present instance the baseB serves as a supportfor a bar 42 of rectangularcross- I section bentdownwardlyadjacent one end to provide a foot '43 adapted to rest on thework bench, and then bent upwardly to provide an upstandingportion 44.'The'ba'r 42 is slidably mounted in alined grooves 45 formed in thestrips 10 extending longitudinally, of the base. B, and in a channelshaped housing .46

(Figure 5) spanning the strips and secured to the underside of the baseby screws 47.

- A'U-shaped guide member 48 is securedto the endof the base B oppositethat with which a gaging instrument G described and claimed-in theapplication above identified, is

adapted to be associated, and is providedv ingthrough which the bar 42is adapted to mounted for vertical adjustment a yoke 51, in

the vertical arms of which is j ournaled horizontally and on an axistransverse with respect to the length of the base B, a roller One of thearms 53of the yoke is extended above the roller as shown in Figure 3,and is will adapted to co-act with the roller in supporting theprojecting portion of a piece of material P in the same horizontal andvertical planes asthatportion of the piece supported directly by the bedll and abutting the'back rest 12 oft-he miter box. V

The yoke 51 can be locked in any vertically adjusted position by meansof a screw 5% threaded intoa sleeve 55 secured to the herb zontalconnecting arm of the yoke, the sleeve slidably receiving the upstandingportion i l of the bar-42 and the screw 5% being adapted to bear againstthe upstanding portion and thus clamp the yoke in a selected position ofvertical adjustment.

As the inner face of the extended portion ofthe arm 53 ofthe yoke isperpendicular and is in the same-vertical plane as the inner face of theback rest 12, it will be clear that with the-yoke adjusted-to disposethe uppermost the bed 11, that the projecting portion of the piece Pwill be-supported in alineinent with that portion of the piece directlysupported by the-bed and'back rest of the miter-box.

Furthermore, it will be clear that by the provision ofthe slidablemounting ofthe bar 42 in the base B,-that the'yoke can be adjustedtowards and away from the miter box longi tudinally of the latter, sothat the yoke can be disposed at the location most advantageous tosupport the projecting portion of the work in alinement with the bed andback rest of the miter box. In addition the provision 'ofthe roller 52permits the work to be readily shifted longitudinally of the miterbox,as the roller is free to rotate in response to-shifting of the work andthus reduces friction to a minimum.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of work supportembodyingmy invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes andmodifications may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit ofthe invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, a miter-box having a bed upon which piece ofinaterialto be sawed is adapted to rest, and a back rest againstwhichthematerial-is adapted to abut so as to eooperate with the bed insupportwhich a-miter box is adapted to be secured,

a yoke having a roller journaled therein, on which a projecting portionof a piece of work is adapted to rest, means for supporting the yokefrom the base with the roller in the same plane as the bed of the miterbox, and means against which a side of the :piece .of work restinguponthe roller is adapted to abut, co-acting with the roller to dispose theprojecting portion of the work in the same planes the .bed and back restrespectively, of the miter-box.

A work holder comprising a base on which a miter box is adapted to besecured, a yoke having a roller journaled therein, on which aprojectingportion ofv apiece of work is adaptedto rest, means forsupporting the yoke from the base-with the roller in the same planeasthe-bed of the miter box, and means for rendering the yokeadjustablevertically with respect to the base forqthe purpose described.

a. A work holder comprising a base on which a miter box is adapted to besecured,

;a bar mounted .in the base for sliding ,movement horizontallyand havingan upstanding portion, a'yoke having a sleeve slidably receiving theupstanding-portion,,a roller journaled horizontally in the yoke and onwhich a projecting portion of a piece of work is adapted to rest, aclamp screw threaded into the sleeve and adapted to engage theupstanding portion to secure the yoke in a se lected positionof verticalad ustment, and an abutment projecting above the roller for co- .act1onwith the latter insupporting thepro- .jectmg portionof the piece 1nahnement with the bed and back rest of the miter box.

. 5. A. work holder comprising :a base on which a miter box is adaptedto vbe secured,

a'bar mounted in the base for sliding moveroller for co-action therewithin supporting the projecting portion of the piece .in alinementwiththebed andback rest ofthe miter ERIC sonnnennn.

